Iggie Wolfington
Born	Ignatius Wolfington (1919-10-14)October 14, 1919 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Died	September 30, 2004(2004-09-30) (aged 84) Studio City, California, US
Spouse	Lynn Wood (1972–2004)
Awards	Life Achievement Award (1984)

Ignatius "Iggie" Wolfington (October 14, 1919 – September 30, 2004) was an American actor. He was the youngest member of the prominent Wolfington family of Philadelphia, operators of a carriage business early in the 20th century and brother of the founder of Wolfington Body Company inExton, Pennsylvania. He married Lynn Wood, an actress, in 1972.^[1][2]

Wolfington was born inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended West Philadelphia Catholic High School,^[3] then studied at the Bessie V. Hicks School of Drama.^[1]

Wolfington served with distinction in the102nd Infantry Division (United States) at theBattle of the Bulge duringWorld War II. He received a battlefield commission as a first lieutenant. He was awarded theSilver Star for his role in saving thirty men. He also received thePurple Heart for wounds he received in battle. At his death he was buried with full military honors, atArlington National Cemetery.^[1][2][4]

A life member ofThe Actors Studio,^[5] Wolfington is best known for originating the role of Marcellus Washburn in theBroadway musicalThe Music Man, starringRobert Preston, which earned Wolfington a nomination for the 1958Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical.Buddy Hackett was cast in the role for the 1962 movie version. In 1980, Wolfington appeared as Mayor Shinn in the short-lived,Off-Broadway revival ofThe Music Man, starringDick Van Dyke. He also played the role of Chef Ellsworth in "Mrs. McThing",^[6] a 1952 play which featuredHelen Hayes.^[1][2]

Wolfington worked in the earliest days of live television, then later became a familiar face on TV appearing in several popular programs includingGunsmoke (“Mad Dog”, 1967),Get Smart,The Andy Griffith Show,The Waltons,The Mary Tyler Moore Show,Fantasy Island, andThe Rockford Files. He made a few television movies,^[1][2] and also appeared in TVcommercials. Wolfington appeared in several motion pictures includingPenelope (1966),Hex (1973),Herbie Rides Again (1974),The Strongest Man in the World (1975),Telefon (1977) and1941 (1979).^[1][2]

For many years, Wolfington was a council member of theActors' Equity Association, a New York City-based labor union for stage actors. In 1969, he saw the need for a West Coast office of theActors' Fund of America to provide medical and financial assistance to actors beyond New York. Until that time, stage actors outside of New York had experienced difficulty securing adequate support from the headquarters there. Wolfington handled over 10,000 cases in the fifteen years preceding his 2004 death inStudio City, California.^[1][2]

Wolfington received the following awards:

• Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
• Philip Loeb Humanitarian Award
• Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award^[1]

• Ignatius Wolfington atIMDb
• Ignatius Wolfington at theInternet Broadway Database
• Obituary on the Actors Equity web siteArchived 2006-10-01 at theWayback Machine

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• Male actors from Philadelphia
• 20th-century American male actors

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